Praia Buraco da Velha
Bahia · Brazil
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Praia Buraco da Velha is a SE-facing sand beach on the Brazil shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~25.7°C (78.3°F) on average
Jan
27.7°C
81.9°F · 26.7–28.8°C
Feb
28.2°C
82.8°F · 27–29.2°C
Mar
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.5–29.5°C
Apr
28.5°C
83.3°F · 27.4–29.9°C
May
27.7°C
81.9°F · 26.8–28.5°C
Jun
26.8°C
80.2°F · 25.4–27.7°C
Jul
26°C
78.8°F · 25.1–27.3°C
Aug
25.5°C
77.9°F · 24.4–26.4°C
Sep
25.7°C
78.3°F · 25–26.6°C
Oct
26.1°C
79°F · 25.3–26.9°C
Nov
26.7°C
80.1°F · 25.7–27.5°C
Dec
27.1°C
80.8°F · 26.3–27.9°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–S
Best wind
W–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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